System and method for seamless task-directed autonomy for robots

a robot and task-directed technology, applied in the field of robotics, can solve the problems of not being able to unable to sustainly provide a kernel of basic robot competence and decision, and the behavior functionality created for one robot may not be easily ported to new robots
US8271132B2Active Publication Date: 2012-09-18BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLC +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Patents(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLC
Publication Date
2012-09-18

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Abstract

Systems, methods, and user interfaces are used for controlling a robot. An environment map and a robot designator are presented to a user. The user may place, move, and modify task designators on the environment map. The task designators indicate a position in the environment map and indicate a task for the robot to achieve. A control intermediary links task designators with robot instructions issued to the robot. The control intermediary analyzes a relative position between the task designators and the robot. The control intermediary uses the analysis to determine a task-oriented autonomy level for the robot and communicates target achievement information to the robot. The target achievement information may include instructions for directly guiding the robot if the task-oriented autonomy level indicates low robot initiative and may include instructions for directing the robot to determine a robot plan for achieving the task if the task-oriented autonomy level indicates high robot initiative.
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CONTRACTUAL ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention was made with government support under Contract No. DE-AC07-05-ID14517 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in the invention.CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] The present application is related to: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 428,769, filed Jul. 5, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,668,621, issued Feb. 23, 2010; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 428,757, filed Jul. 5, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,073,564, issued Dec. 6, 2011; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 428,729, filed Jul. 5, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,801,644, issued Sep. 21, 2010; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 428,650, filed Jul. 5, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,620,477, issued Nov. 17, 2009; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 428,646, filed Jul. 5, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,584,020, issued Sep. 1, 2009; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 428,637, filed Jul. 5, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,587,260, issued Sep. 8, 2009; ...

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